Litigation & Arbitration
Mar. 20, 2025
Attorneys slammed for 'overlitigation' in $127M jet insurance case
A San Francisco judge criticized lawyers for racking up $1.2M in costs, including luxury trips, in a $127M jet insurance dispute, calling it California's priciest overlitigation mess.
A judge admonished attorneys on both sides Wednesday for "overlitigation" in a $127 million jet plane insurance case that has spawned $1.2 million in claims for costs alone - which the judge said could be the highest in California history.
Superior Court Judge Ethan P. Schulman criticized the parties for "quibbling" over small sums of money while taking first-class round trips to Europe for depositions.
The dispute over costs centered around luxury t...
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